HOLY WEDNESDAY
OPENING SENTENCES
O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Jesus said: Soon it will be the Passover, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.
PSALM READING Psalm 70
OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 50:4-9a
EPISTLE READING Hebrews 12:1-3
GOSPEL READING John 13:21-32
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’ 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, ‘Lord, who is it?’ 26 Jesus answered, ‘It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.’[a] So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.[b] 27 After he received the piece of bread,[c] Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, ‘Do quickly what you are going to do.’ 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, ‘Buy what we need for the festival’; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.
The New Commandment
31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him,[d] God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.
THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION
Satisfy us with your love in the morning, and we will live this day in joy and praise.
(Prayers of thanksgiving and intercession are offered)
Lord, as daylight fills the sky, fill us with your holy light. May our lives mirror your great love.
Your wisdom has brought us into being, and your care guides us on the way of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DISMISSAL
May the Lord, who is our peace,
give us peace at all times and in every way. Amen.
Bless the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised